GRADE 1 & 2 ARTWORK ON DISPLAY AT THE PNE

Keep your eyes sharp for this lovely artwork prepared by the grade 1&2 students in Ms. Phong Many and Ms. Bains's class.    It is on display at the PNE on the fence near the Playground area and just North of the Italian Gardens.

ENJOY THE FAIR!

Dr. A. R. Lord and Eastside make the District News!

Check out this article on VSB District News about Ms. Bains' class visit to our Eastside program neighbours, where our Grade 1 and 2 students made gingerbread houses with the Grade 9s and 10s.

http://www.vsb.bc.ca/district-news/eastside-and-lord-partner-construct-gingerbread-houses

Division 5

More great things are happening with Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Burke and the division 5 students. They are reading to themselves for over 20 minutes now, writing more elaborate and detailed stories and journals plus they have recently wrapped up an extended study of the Fin’s Friends program about respect and responsibility.

Fin's Friends Program

This year Ms. Watson's Division 5 class participated in FIN'S FRIENDS, a terrific program funded by Canucks For Kids.

The Fin's Friends program is designed to teach the basic elements of character education and social responsibility to primary students throughout British Columbia.

Students are taught to respect themselves and others by emphasizing the virtues of strong character, such as compassion, kindness, and perseverance. Specific children's literature is used as a basis to stress these positive character virtues.

Ms. Watson's students had a fantastic experience with the program!

Grade 2 News

Division 6, with Mrs. Marsland-Root, is very excited to be learning about the changes that caterpillars go through on their fascinating journey to becoming butterflies. They can’t wait to witness the transformation from larvae to pupa to adult butterfly first hand.

They are also getting ready to participate in an actual scientific experiment for the Canadian Space Agency. They will be planting and caring for 2 sets of tomato seeds, one of which has been exposed to simulated space conditions. They will record their observations about both groups and submit their results so that scientists can learn how to grow food in space ships for use on long flights into outer space!